單詞
affirmative
英 [?'f??m?t?v]
美[?'f?m?t?v]
基本信息
英英釋義
詞組搭配
考試真題
實用場景例句
近義詞absolute positive emphatic insistent declarative assertive predicative categorical dogmatic declaratory
反義詞
- adj. 肯定的；積極的
- n. 肯定語；贊成的一方
CET4TEM4IELTS低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?affirmatives;副詞:?affirmatively;
英文詞源
- affirmative (adj.)
- "answering 'yes,'" mid-15c., from use in logic; from Middle French affirmatif (13c.), from Latin affirmativus, from affirmat-, past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm). As a noun from early 15c. Affirmative action "positive or corrective effort by employers to prevent discrimination in hiring or promotion" is attested from 1935 with regard to labor unions; specific racial sense is from 1961; now often used in reference to hiring quotas, etc.
雙語例句
- 1. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
- 79人投贊成票，沒有人投反對票。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.
- 辛克萊博士雖然點頭表示了同意，但還顯得有點不情愿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer.
- 黑格非常渴望得到一個肯定的回答。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. An affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament is needed.
- 需要一個兩院均持贊同意見的決議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He replied in the affirmative to my question.
- 就我的問題他給予了肯定的回答.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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